End mount for car buffers



Aug. l0 1926-.

G. E. COUTNT END MOUNT FOR CAR BUFFEBS 2 Sheets-Shee't 1 Filed May 15 1925 www Aug. l0 1926.

G. E. `CQUTANT END MOUNT FoR GAR BUFFBRS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Mayl 1925 'W il W Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

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am) MOUNT roncii-a-*iwnsiinss t Application tiled May 15, 1925.A SerifaLNo.. V30,1179.rj

rlhis invention relates Ito-improvements in end inounts for car-buieraand hasy for its object to provide a construction of `that chai*- acter which will give extended bearing` surface while permitting the use of a compact arrangement and-the necessary inovenient for the buiiier spring end. 1

'hisand-other objects will-he inore fully set 'forth and described in the following specification and shown iii the accompanyinO' drawings, inw-hich Fig. 1 is aplan viewfoi the upperfbuiier of a railway carwith associated car structure. Y

Fig. 2'is-a vertical section along the line y2 ci Fig. 1, drawn to an enlarged scale.

8 is a horizontalse'ction alongvv the -3 ofFig. 2;

F j. a is a viewl similar to 3 showing,` e link atits extremities of travel.

Fif. 5 is a plan-viewoi aniodified forin ci end construction.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section drawn tol an enlarged scale along. the line 6-6 `of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 isa horizontal section along the line 7-7 of 6 showing,` the spring end at one liniit of travel;

Fig. S is aview similar to showing the spring end at the opposite liniit of travel.

Lilie numerals refer to like elements in the drawings, in which 10 designates an end portion of a railway upper car traine. 11 is a portion oi the end'- plate (see Figs. 2 and 6) to Vwhich the buer spr-ing 12 is operatively attached, tliefspring 12 being of well-known laminated construction including a inain full-length leaf'12a, the ends oi' which are bent or grooved. at 12b1to engage a pivot-pin 13; The pivot-pins Vare carried by end liiilrs 14, which are provided'with aV pair oi' spaced parallell plate ineinbers 11F. Each pin 13 is locatedv near oneend of the plates 14a, which, are lenlarged toward and at theirother-ends through which entend the arins llof Ufbolt 15. Arsplit oi' Cotter-pin 16 through-one of the protrud- To coflo line l ing ends of theU-bolt A'15maintains-thesaine against accidental reinoval.-

At each eiid'oi'the'espring 12 is mount-- edV a bracket 18, whichvis securedby rivets 19 or the like to the car end, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, for example. Each of these brackets is provided with the stop-flanges 18a at each side (see Fig. 3.) and the spaced top and bottom plates 18b provided with a plurality of apertures 18c to permit' insertien therethrough oiltlie; armsfoi Uholt 15,- thev bottom lplate also' having l any yaperture 18d to permit egress of dirt, water or the ile.- Each of the plates 14 ofi the link; lil is. lprovided with the heart-sliaped opening llc intowhicheXtends thefiiange 14d, thus orinifng a pair ofseats or Contact surfaces 14e seeFigs. 3 and il), which partially einbraee the arins 15EL of the U-.bolt 15, whenI in nerinal position. At its center, the spring is; provided. with: an yengaging baiid;i2(),

which is pivotally: attached tofabraclt'et21,

Ycarried Lby a. ydiaphragm face plate 22, be'

tw^ iwhich and the car end .extends a diaL agin 23 vin well-known nianner. Under airing strain, the` face' plate 22Lisr-inove1l against the action .ospring 12, .toward the car end, and to accommodate; compressi-ve noveinent of the' spring 12, the linls; are inoved outwardly. as..A shown' in'. Fig; 4,- un-v til the: ends of platesfv 14- strike: the stop'- tlanges 18a. Dining this inovein'ent, .the link 14 is journaled upon one of the U-bolt. varnis 15a, the aperture lcrperinitting the inoveinentlas illustrated. l/V'h'en theA spring ynieves outwardly troni norrn'al position, .the links 14, will assuine the'position indicated in dotted lines in F igvl, an'dvwill'be: joui'- naledupon the other U-.bolt arni 15a. In this manner, .anddoy` this construction,.rotation of the thrustfreceifving inein'ber 15, isfprevented, .andan increased bearing` suriacenis providedior.thejournailing ofthe end :links ll byproviding spaced ineinbers-or surfaces, one of: which assuines the Ajournaling cfgthe linli for inovein'entf ioinnorinal position in one direction, andbthe other siinil'arly., for nioven'ient from normal Ainiatlie: opposite direction. Tlie'partsniay-be readily reinoved and' reasseinbledgor replaced withouti the necessity oi removing the` ied .bnacltets in Figs. 5 toS, zliave illustratedia. inedi- Liied. forni oiiny invention,v in= which in; lieu ,ofthe Ufbolt 1K, I provide fiat, wide bar extending' through .suitable lap 'rsuresfin the braclietplates- 18?, this. bar'beingoven turnedi or bentat its upper endat 25? and provided with anaperture '.orfthe insertion of a cotter+pinv 26S-.ati itsr lower. protruding end.

In this form of construction, links 27 carry the pivot-pins 13 at theirvsinaller ends and are provided withrap'ertures 27c one end of each of which is flattened atv27d to rest against the flat surface of the bar 25 when in norinal position. Y

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At the other end of the flat surface 27d is a curved contact surface 27e conforming to the rounded sides 251 ot' the pin 2.5. `With this form of construction, under buffing actuation and compression of the spring,` l2, the links 2"? will be moved or rocked to position shown in Fig; 7, during which movement a rounded end of the pin 2b' rcceives the thrust from the corresponding rounded contact surface 27e of the .link 27. @n movement from normal in the opposite direction, the link 27 will move to the p 3i tion shown in Fig. 8, and thrust and bearing contact will be at the opposite side of the pin 25 and the corresponding rounded surface 27e of the link. ln this manner, thrust and beaming is distributed between two surfaces of the pin.

lt will be apparent that by the construction described above, not only will greater bearing surface be provided but the center of rotation of the link will be shifted for the movement in different directions from normal position, this shift being away `from the direction of movement of the link, thereby permitting a greater rotation wit iin the limited confines of the supporting` bracket.

It will be apparent that my invention is susceptible of modification and l do not wish to be restricted to the forms shown and dcscribed, except as defined in the appended claims.

-What I claim is l. In combination, a bracket, a bu'l'ler spring, a link pivotally connected to one end thereof, pivot means carried by said bracket and comprising a pair of spaced bearing; surfaces, said link being provided with a pair of spaced portions corresponding` to and contactable with said bearing' surfaces, one of said portions being,` journaled on a Corresponding bearing; surface when said link is moved from normal position in one direction and the other portion being journaled on the other bearing surface when said link is moved from normal position in the other direction.

2. ln combination, a bracket, a buil'er spring, a` link pivotally connected to one end thereof, pivot means carried by said bracket comprising a pair of spaced bearing surfaces, said link being provided. with spaced portions corresponding to and contactable with said bearing' surfaces whereby upon movement of said link from normal. position in one direction, one of said portions will be journaled upon the corresponding bearing surface, and upon movement in the opln combination, a bracket comprising,`

top and bottom plates, a pivot member extending between said plates and provided with spaced bearing surfaces, an end link mounted upon said pivot member and havit; portions constructed and arranged to bear upon said bearing surfaces of said pivot member. Y

fr. ln combination, a bracket comprising top and bottom plates, a pivot member eirtending between said plates and provided with spaced bearing,` surfaces, an end link mounted upon said pivot member and having portions constructed and arranged 'to bear upon said bearing surfaces of said pivot member, said link being provided with a through aperture surrounding said pivot member and permitting movement of said link relative thereto.

,5. ln combination, a bracket, a link, a spring` having` one end pivotally attached to said link, a pair of spaced pivot members carried by said bracket, said link beingv provided with bearing surfaces normally contacting with said pivot members.

6. ln combination, a bracket, a link, a springv having,` one end pivotally attached to said link, a pair of spaced pivot members carried by said bracket, said link being provided with bearing` surfaces normally contacting with said pivot members and constructed and arranged in such wise that one of said portions will be moved out of contact with the corresponding pivot member upon movement of said link from normal position in one direction and the other upon movement of said link from normal position in the other direction.

7. ln combination, a bracket, a. buffer spring, a link pivotally attached to one end thereof, pivot means carried by said bracket provided with a pair of spaced bearing surfaces, said ling being' provided with bearing portions contactable therewith, the bearing contact between said link and pivot means being shifted laterally in a direction opposite to the direction of travel from normal position of said pivoted spring end.

In witness whereof, l hereunto subscribe my name to this specification.

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